Thursday, April 23, 2015

LOOSEY-GOOSEY WITH WATER SAFETY WILL GET OUR WATER ALL POLLUTED: COMPANY BLAMED FOR VIENNA SPILL TARGETED IN NEW PROBE




APRIL 22, 2015

VIENNA, OHIO (WKBN)

As the state continues to investigate a leak from a storage facility that contaminated a Vienna Township water supply near Kleese Development Associates, another investigation has been launched.

Vienna Township Trustee Phil Pegg wants a hearing with both the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio EPA before KDA is allowed to resume operations. Pegg wants to know what happened, who is responsible for the leak and what is the fix.

“And this is how we are going to assure it does not happen again. That is the bottom line. We have to have some sort of assurance that this will not happen in the future,” Pegg said.

Pegg said he also would like to see more regulations by the state on injection wells, as well as more inspectors.

“It just does not seem like they have enough personnel and yes, they are collecting taxes that leave this area, does not come back and they have not assisted us, it is a problem,” Pegg said.

The Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer and the prosecutor’s office are also investigating KDA for allegedly tapping into a water line at the main house at the intersection of Sodom Hutchings Road and Warren Sharon road and connecting three adjacent homes owned by the Kleese family.

“As of right now, they have been instructed to terminate the line itself, which we will inspect and witness,” Trumbull County Assistant Sanitary Engineer Scott Verner said.

Matt Kleese said he had no comment when contacted by phone on Wednesday.

Loosey goosey with drilling and injection regulations will get our water contaminated.  Sure oil and gas is important, but water quality is even more important.  I can certainly live without much oil or gas, but I could never live without good quality water.  Do not frack it up, please.

Source: http://wkbn.com